President-elect Donald Trump's phone call to British Prime Minister Theresa May

President-elect Donald Trump's phone call to British Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed another side of the world leader. The casual approach has left all concerned confused. In that 10-minute conversation Donald Trump has managed to make a slip-up that has seen him labelled "un-Presidential".
In the course of the conversation, the President-elect had extended a bizarrely casual invitation to May. He had apparently said - 'if you travel to the US, you should let me know.'
This is based on a leaked transcript of his phone call with the British Prime Minister.
This has been reported in nzherald.co.nz dated 18 November 2016.

The comment of Donald Trump has raised eyebrows among officials and observers. They feel that Trump is probably not aware of the months of advance preparation that go into the overseas visit of a country's leader. AS is understood, such an overseas trip attended by May would cost tens of thousands of pounds and involve the use of the Royal Airforce luxury Voyager Jet that is reserved for such occasions.
Moreover, President-elect Donald Trump had asked Prime Minister Theresa May to convey his regards to the Queen during her next audience at Buckingham Palace. He mentioned in passing that his late mother, Mary, who was born in Scotland, was a big fan of the monarch.
The President-elect called the UK a "very special place for me and my country" and it is obvious that he has plenty of work to do when it comes to playing the part of a world leader.


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